Booker Prize (winners and shortlists)

Booker Prize Foundation, 1969-. A prize list. See the original list · Winners ranked by the lists

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Winner

Something to Answer For

P. H. Newby, 1968

Acclaimed
  • Prize Winner

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist
Cover of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

Elif Shafak, 2019

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of A Five-Year Sentence

A Five-Year Sentence

Bernice Rubens, 1978

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of A Fraction of the Whole

A Fraction of the Whole

Steve Toltz, 2008

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of A Green Equinox

A Green Equinox

Elizabeth Mavor, 1973

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of A Month in the Country

A Month in the Country

J. L. Carr, 1980

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of A Tale for the Time Being

A Tale for the Time Being

Ruth Ozeki, 2013

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of According to Mark

According to Mark

Penelope Lively, 1984

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of An Ice-Cream War

An Ice-Cream War

William Boyd, 1982

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of An Instant in the Wind

An Instant in the Wind

André Brink, 1975

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of An Insular Possession

An Insular Possession

Timothy Mo, 1986

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of An Orchestra of Minorities

An Orchestra of Minorities

Chigozie Obioma, 2019

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Astonishing Splashes of Colour

Astonishing Splashes of Colour

Clare Morrall, 2003

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Beside the Ocean of Time

Beside the Ocean of Time

George Mackay Brown, 1994

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Breakfast on Pluto

Breakfast on Pluto

Patrick McCabe, 1998

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Circles of Deceit

Circles of Deceit

Nina Bawden, 1987

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Constance or Solitary Practices

Constance or Solitary Practices

Lawrence Durrell, 1982

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Crossing the River

Crossing the River

Caryl Phillips, 1993

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Daughters of the House

Daughters of the House

Michèle Roberts, 1992

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Ducks, Newburyport

Ducks, Newburyport

Lucy Ellmann, 2019

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Earthly Powers

Earthly Powers

Anthony Burgess, 1980

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

J. G. Ballard, 1984

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Everything Under

Everything Under

Daisy Johnson, 2018

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Fasting, Feasting

Fasting, Feasting

Anita Desai, 1999

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Figures in a Landscape

Figures in a Landscape

Barry England, 1968

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Fire from Heaven

Fire from Heaven

Mary Renault, 1969

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Flying to Nowhere

Flying to Nowhere

John Fuller, 1983

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of From Scenes like These

From Scenes like These

Gordon Williams, 1968

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Goshawk Squadron

Goshawk Squadron

Derek Robinson, 1971

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Gossip from the Forest

Gossip from the Forest

Thomas Keneally, 1975

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Great Granny Webster

Great Granny Webster

Caroline Blackwood, 1977

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of His Bloody Project

His Bloody Project

Graeme Macrae Burnet, 2016

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of History of Wolves

History of Wolves

Emily Fridlund, 2017

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of I'll Go to Bed at Noon

I'll Go to Bed at Noon

Gerard Woodward, 2004

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of If I Survive You

If I Survive You

Jonathan Escoffery, 2022

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Impossible Object

Impossible Object

Nicholas Mosley, 1968

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of In a Strange Room

In a Strange Room

Damon Galgut, 2010

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of In the Country of Men

In the Country of Men

Hisham Matar, 2006

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of John Brown's Body

John Brown's Body

A. L. Barker, 1969

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of King Fisher Lives

King Fisher Lives

Julian Rathbone, 1976

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Knowledge of Angels

Knowledge of Angels

Jill Paton Walsh, 1994

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Last Letters from Hav

Last Letters from Hav

Jan Morris, 1985

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Narcopolis

Jeet Thayil, 2012

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of No Country for Young Men

No Country for Young Men

Julia O'Faolain, 1980

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Pascali's Island

Pascali's Island

Barry Unsworth, 1980

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Peter Smart's Confessions

Paul Bailey, 1977

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Pigeon English

Pigeon English

Stephen Kelman, 2011

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Quartet in Autumn

Quartet in Autumn

Barbara Pym, 1977

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Rates of Exchange

Rates of Exchange

Malcolm Bradbury, 1983

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Reading in the Dark

Reading in the Dark

Seamus Deane, 1996

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Remembering Babylon

Remembering Babylon

David Malouf, 1993

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Rising

R. C. Hutchinson, 1976

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Scar Tissue

Scar Tissue

Michael Ignatieff, 1993

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Serenity House

Serenity House

Christopher Hope, 1992

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Shadows on Our Skin

Shadows on Our Skin

Jennifer Johnston, 1977

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Silence among the Weapons

Silence among the Weapons

John Arden, 1982

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Solomon Gursky Was Here

Solomon Gursky Was Here

Mordecai Richler, 1989

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of St. Urbain's Horseman

St. Urbain's Horseman

Mordecai Richler, 1971

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of Stone Yard Devotional

Stone Yard Devotional

Charlotte Wood, 2024

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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Study for Obedience

Sarah Bernstein, 2023

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The 27th Kingdom

The 27th Kingdom

Alice Thomas Ellis, 1982

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Battle of Pollocks Crossing

The Battle of Pollocks Crossing

J. L. Carr, 1985

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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The Bee Sting

Paul Murray, 2023

On 1 of the 10 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Birds on the Trees

The Birds on the Trees

Nina Bawden, 1970

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Book of Evidence

The Book of Evidence

John Banville, 1989

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Bookshop

The Bookshop

Penelope Fitzgerald, 1978

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy

Patrick McCabe, 1992

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Thomas Keneally, 1972

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Children's Book

The Children's Book

A. S. Byatt, 2009

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Clothes on Their Backs

The Clothes on Their Backs

Linda Grant, 2008

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Colour of Blood

The Colour of Blood

Brian Moore, 1987

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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The Conjunction

Terence Wheeler, 1969

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Dark Room

The Dark Room

Rachel Seiffert, 2001

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Deposition of Father McGreevy

The Deposition of Father McGreevy

Brian O'Doherty, 2000

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Doctor's Wife

The Doctor's Wife

Brian Moore, 1976

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Electric Michelangelo

The Electric Michelangelo

Sarah Hall, 2004

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Essence of the Thing

The Essence of the Thing

Madeleine St John, 1997

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Fishermen

The Fishermen

Chigozie Obioma, 2015

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Gate of Angels

The Gate of Angels

Penelope Fitzgerald, 1990

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Hiding Place

The Hiding Place

Trezza Azzopardi, 2000

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Industry of Souls

The Industry of Souls

Martin Booth, 1998

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Keepers of Truth

The Keepers of Truth

Michael Collins, 2000

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

Kiran Desai, 2025

On 1 of the 10 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Lost Father

The Lost Father

Marina Warner, 1988

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The New Wilderness

The New Wilderness

Diane Cook, 2020

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Northern Clemency

The Northern Clemency

Philip Hensher, 2008

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Orchard on Fire

The Orchard on Fire

Shena Mackay, 1995

On 1 of the 21 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Redundancy of Courage

The Redundancy of Courage

Timothy Mo, 1991

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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The Rest of Our Lives

Ben Markovits, 2025

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Restraint of Beasts

The Restraint of Beasts

Magnus Mills, 1998

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Road to Lichfield

The Road to Lichfield

Penelope Lively, 1977

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Shadow King

The Shadow King

Maaza Mengiste, 2019

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Underground Man

The Underground Man

Mick Jackson, 1997

On 1 of the 20 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of The Year of the Runaways

The Year of the Runaways

Sunjeev Sahota, 2015

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of This Mournable Body

This Mournable Body

Tsitsi Dangarembga, 2020

On 1 of the 10 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of To Rise Again at a Decent Hour

To Rise Again at a Decent Hour

Joshua Ferris, 2014

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

Karen Joy Fowler, 2013

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of We Need New Names

We Need New Names

NoViolet Bulawayo, 2013

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Cover of What's Bred in the Bone

What's Bred in the Bone

Robertson Davies, 1985

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

The lists that agree with this one most

ListBooks in common
Costa (Whitbread) Novel Award (winners and shortlists) (Costa, 1971-2021)26
The Big Jubilee Read (BBC Arts and The Reading Agency, 2022)21
Women's Prize for Fiction (winners and shortlists) (Women's Prize Trust, 1996-)25
The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian, 2019)14
The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times, 2024)14